NHTSA Campaign 18V041000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) · Reported Jan 9, 2018 · 24,945 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2010-2012 Acura RL, 2010 Honda Element, and 2010-2013 Honda Ridgeline vehicles ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, Honda is recalling certain 2010 Acura RL, 2010-2011 Honda Element and Honda Ridgeline vehicles ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." If not included in zones A or B above, Honda is recalling certain 2009 Acura RL, Honda Element, and Honda Ridgeline vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with certain inflators assembled as part of the frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to higher absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 16, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are U0H, and G0I.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
ACURA RL 2009 24,945
ACURA RL 2010 24,945
ACURA RL 2011 24,945
ACURA RL 2012 24,945
HONDA ELEMENT 2009 24,945
HONDA ELEMENT 2010 24,945
HONDA ELEMENT 2011 24,945
HONDA RIDGELINE 2009 24,945
HONDA RIDGELINE 2010 24,945
HONDA RIDGELINE 2011 24,945
HONDA RIDGELINE 2012 24,945
HONDA RIDGELINE 2013 24,945

Source: NHTSA Campaign 18V041000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.